Adult Language Acquisition: Volume 1, Field Methods: Cross-Linguistic Perspectives: 001 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521417082 ISBN 13: 9780521417082

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

These two volumes present the methodology and results of an international research project on second language acquisition by adult immigrants. This project went beyond other studies in at least three respects: in the number of languages studied simultaneously; in the organisation of co-ordinated longitudinal studies in different linguistic environments; and in the type and range of linguistic phenomena investigated. It placed the study of second languages and inter-ethnic discourse on a firm empirical footing. Volume 1 explains and evaluates the research design adopted for the project. Volume 2 summarises the cross-linguistic results, under two main headings: native/non-native speaker interaction, and language production. Together they present the reader with a complete research procedure, and in doing so, make explicit the links between research questions, methodology, and results.

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Review

"All in all, this was clearly a valuable project whose results will be referred to widely. The two volumes will be of particular interest to acquisition researchers working within a functional framework." Canadian Journal of Linguistics

Book Description

These two volumes present the methodology and results of an international research project investigating the way adults acquire a second language in a new social environment. Volume 1 explains and evaluates the project's research design. Volume 2 summarises the cross-linguistic results.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521417082
• ISBN 13: 9780521417082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Perdue Clive